Telegram-herald., 1887-11-20
CRUEL WASTE OF WAR
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watch ai1 ho-.alt s. u = 3 saier extent than
ys1rs ~ din and camp
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'art ~ aer1fa--ns go s4os.st aud conceut-ar-
iss 10 1s1-, al 8sTar before or since las
che Ereat s-.e-.e l.en 30 clearly and rerseiy
eauuc.ated Pat .l4s ATT oi separating and
cnac-Clra-lus sac, sasialy depends upon ths
maF-llas power " arllles. Students OF tie
military profession pointer eser questions q
r'ofterls arms aa1 asu-asaen-s t-c1ics, drill
a.sa of "a rari9a, aad are apt 20 think less
Ossr .le greater slDiscl 81 grand strategy,
wllrh, tl ole ssass, .s sotAins uors nor less
taan rae az q nlsEehi-ls o. moving Armies. p
nlous-etiT tAe rslrvaa al4 ,eiss ~ ia have
done ulLeu ~ clsnIs tas phases u modern
war. al ne uls Ealas or rugss4Jlng ME ef.d
powerful caansa have altered tie tactics saa
order 0f haftis brt they have mons ~ them
siI9erseira the tandameasa principles hich
ullslir lao graud strategy os war cen.
sherman "a 80. he ollY change the Dseech-
loadiag arms sll probably make ia tha ar1
sn1 practice * war VII - % increase the
amount OF ssnniucisi0n to ~ expended, and
necessarily to be czrrls,l along - stiu further
'tAia cut ths lines " sttac1. aud To reduces
battles 70 shgrl, quick d.clIiyc confiirts. It
docs not in lhs lsast sffss- ne .Taa., strategy
a. tle recs-.il,y for perfect 90 gan4za,3u, drlll
and G-.e sl.ns.'
MAsCaIS0 PoHER OF AnsuEs.
We'll orgarlzet military railway systems
may ale .as drss result of a campaign, and
renlc, iarrsctlcahle certain movements im-
po 'c .taou5 item Bat % that extent
c4lY and no further VII tasy 90. and ali ths
grlal opsra1ons Ok war .in depend, Gs they
ever have done, on tie marching power OF
srraies. Take, sor sxamgie tEe latest wars
wherein trsops Of civilized n-alloas havs been
sngasell Il ls50 Gen. Roberts marched
ig,isp mca aE4 igAtesa guns frorn Kabul 90
kaE8alisg, a a.sEaacs 0t so miies. Ihe
nlaroh gAs soa...s ia twenty three days. over
re Fc1.1 rsa9s and mountain psss-s ~ AZ
g-auisian. sis arrived ia tiIno ~ rsiievs
EsaG-her and aefeas AyoIb Khan, and taus
preserve 70 E1si1a a strong EssGr-l guard
aza1azt ksssiaa .slsr's.ue and sorce q arms.
Had hc sSsa day or two later Esnaahar
woet have fallen. Cen. R95erts would have
ben as'a2ted and the flsst phase Of the COM
iax zrl.xie between ths Eryt5a bail and
tas Rasslsa oear would .avs bsen pr.cipi-
tsssi Ia s3e Feaac9- P-,lssiaa war II Mac
NaADa h1d marcAsd a. RAPIDLY o. cid the
crown prince ef Prussia ho wouid have
rssciss Nssz in tlrae % relieve it. aud tho
disaster of 3s,aa would have been avoided.
Ne al snow how Groachy los, v Waterloo
by pot Appearing a. tas slnc Napoleon had
calcl.atest ard so1 Wellington won it--bv
fhs a1r'Y srrival o. 3.--her who had
,aarclsa .n haste 10 &c s5gcG % battle And
~saupl, a1rsr example gig5. be sed "a
Prov stle tspon tie mRrc1Iay power alous
of ag7,nes hns acpsn.isd tas tate o. battles
aud nations Is . ccslzlly a lat that tao
tIss slsos. iaispsndez- = g1s.to-ls q supe-
riar armament. quality ck sro9vs. etc, has
v,ry seiGou dSciaed .so slcc-ss of battle.
On shs oths- haa8. uaEzy campaigns have
ben ron with s-lres.T q EJia bs.Ry d-sd, By
taa strategc saarc1-n. C; arEllss -udcT a
EEl.fni s--1r2- e---A 1-l2 lits -te it1+ ci
fifsoa = march been -1ilv - --.at "a shat
csrsed by a hssfir I1cs 10 sbe winter cam
r,ai-n of i6-1-ls. - Russians under Gurko
lost q ooo msn from frerzing in one storm,
lasting four days. through which they
marched During sls sane storm The
Tsvsufy fourth r-zg..n division at Skipka
Pas iost 600 men. 50 PEI cs->. q its
Etrnirt1. from ne 5zrle cruse. TIC tcrrlhlg
VI ..,..F F-. "a
treat from hcscow tTs familiar history